Zacks Research Has Negative Forecast for Timken Q2 Earnings

The Timken Company (NYSE:TKR - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Timken in a research report issued on Wednesday, May 14th. Zacks Research analyst M. Das now forecasts that the industrial products company will earn $1.37 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.48. The consensus estimate for Timken's current full-year earnings is $5.62 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Timken's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.32 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $5.35 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.57 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.41 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $6.12 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.70 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $6.47 EPS.

TKR has been the topic of a number of other reports. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on shares of Timken from $94.00 to $88.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 16th. DA Davidson upped their price objective on shares of Timken from $66.00 to $71.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Evercore ISI decreased their price objective on shares of Timken from $102.00 to $85.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Loop Capital decreased their price objective on shares of Timken from $85.00 to $65.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a "hold" rating and issued a $70.00 price objective (down from $90.00) on shares of Timken in a research report on Wednesday, April 2nd. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Timken currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $78.50.

Timken Price Performance

Shares of Timken stock traded down $0.48 on Friday, reaching $73.20. The stock had a trading volume of 492,026 shares, compared to its average volume of 565,758. Timken has a 1 year low of $56.20 and a 1 year high of $92.34. The company has a market cap of $5.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.67, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a current ratio of 3.07, a quick ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The business's 50 day moving average is $67.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $73.45.

Timken (NYSE:TKR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The industrial products company reported $1.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.43 by ($0.03). Timken had a return on equity of 13.93% and a net margin of 7.71%. The firm had revenue of $1.14 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.13 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.77 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was down 4.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. grew its position in Timken by 0.6% during the first quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 25,605 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $1,840,000 after acquiring an additional 155 shares during the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. grew its position in Timken by 8.7% during the fourth quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,981 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $141,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in Timken by 9.2% during the first quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,050 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $147,000 after acquiring an additional 173 shares during the last quarter. Amundi grew its position in Timken by 25.8% during the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 848 shares of the industrial products company's stock valued at $61,000 after acquiring an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ethic Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Timken by 2.5% in the first quarter. Ethic Inc. now owns 7,056 shares of the industrial products company's stock worth $485,000 after purchasing an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. 89.08% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Timken Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 23rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 13th will be given a dividend of $0.35 per share. This is a boost from Timken's previous quarterly dividend of $0.34. This represents a $1.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.91%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, May 13th. Timken's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.17%.

About Timken

The Timken Company designs, manufactures, and sells engineered bearings and industrial motion products, and related services in the United States and internationally. The company's Engineered Bearings segment provides various bearing products, including tapered, spherical, and cylindrical roller bearings; plain bearings, metal-polymer bearings, and rod end bearings; radial, angular, and precision ball bearings; thrust and specialty ball bearings; journal bearings; and housed or mounted bearings.